IMMIGRATION

Federal immigration officials have restored the legal status of 13 UMass Amherst international students. Earlier this month they were told they had to leave the country.

The records had been suddenly terminated in recent weeks, often without the students or their schools being notified.

Bishop William Byrne announced the agency's new executive director, Shaina Rodriguez, at a press conference in the diocese pastoral center.

In less than a week's time, more than a dozen University of Massachusetts Amherst students who were preparing for careers in science, the humanities and other fields saw their goals take a sudden turn when their legal status to live and study in the U.S. disappeared.

The refugee resettlement program at Catholic Charities Agency in Springfield announced its closure this weekend. They say it's due to federal budget cuts from the Trump administration.

The visas of four more international students who attend the University of Massachusetts Amherst have been revoked, according to school officials, bringing the total to 10 since last week.

Protestors joined rallies in Amherst, Easthampton, Northampton, South Hadley, Wilbraham and the Berkshires as part of a day of national mobilization.

Five international students have had their visas revoked and student statuses terminated by the federal government, according to UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes.

A Tufts University international graduate student was reportedly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and remains in federal custody, according to an email sent by the university Tuesday evening.

Advocates are lobbying for bills that would limit local law enforcement’s cooperation with ICE.